June research highlights: Air quality inequity, ultrafast chemistry, cigar galaxy, more

This high-resolution image of Messier 82, also known as the Cigar galaxy because of its elliptical shape, provides the most detailed look yet at the one-of-a-kind galaxy. Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, Adam Smercina (STScI, Tufts), Thomas Williams (University of Manchester); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) New images of cigar-shaped M82 galaxy capture millions of stars The Messier 82 galaxy, known as M82 or the Cigar galaxy, has long fascinated researchers with its astronomical rate of star forma